In 1980, a bright light came to the world, that was Wang Yuegu, a genius girl from Anshan, Liaoning. All table tennis players will go through the stage of growing up from childhood to radiance, and Wang Yuegu, this extraordinary table tennis prodigy, is based on her family as a solid backing, and many people in her family have made outstanding contributions to the cause of table tennis, which makes her have superior conditions and even enough to be called a "noble" in the field of table tennis! Only at the age of 5, Wang Yuegu has begun to receive systematic table tennis training, which is how early wisdom and perseverance!
Although Wang Yuegu was not in good health during her childhood and was often plagued by coughing, she never gave up training because of this. On the contrary, she has always maintained the most diligent learning attitude in her class, and she is also the one with the best grades.
Wang Yuegu's style of play is unique, whenever a local event comes, she can always easily win the crown, what strength and self-confidence!
What's even more amazing is that years of table tennis training have miraculously cured Wang Yuegu's illness! What is even more amazing is that her ball skills have become more exquisite over time.
At the age of 10, Wang Yuegu made a splash at the National Children's Table Tennis Championships and won the championship in one fell swoop, which attracted the attention of the Bayi team, and they immediately decided to include the girl in their command on the spot.
Since then, Wang Yuegu has officially embarked on the journey of a professional player. In the subsequent U14 national table tennis competition, she met Zhang Yining in a narrow way, and successfully defeated the future world champion with her outstanding performance, which even brought tears to her opponent's eyes.
At that time, it was predicted that this young table tennis player would achieve great things.
As expected, in just two years, 15-year-old Wang Yuegu was successfully promoted to a member of the Chinese women's table tennis team and became a veritable national representative.
Since then, she has emerged in the national "Table Tennis Association Cup" competition, defeating Li Ju and Wang Nan in succession, a feat that has undoubtedly injected endless expectations into her future, and coach Cai Zhenhua has high hopes for her, foreseeing that she will shine on the international stage in the future.
However, the goddess of fate finally favored Wang Yuegu's natural enemy, the wounded soldiers. In a seemingly insignificant training session, 18-year-old Wang Yuegu unfortunately sprained his ankle.
Although the injury was not severe, she continued to compete with the injury, only to re-injure her ankle during the race, and had to retire.
After nearly half a year of arduous rehabilitation, Wang Yuegu finally ushered in the moment of returning to the national team! However, unfortunately, at this moment, she was plagued by an ankle injury, and her competitive strength was not as good as before.
What's even more distressing is that during a daily training session, Wang Yuegu's ankle was seriously injured again.
After careful examination by the doctor, it was surprising to find that there were multiple free bone fragments in Wang Yuegu's ankle, which not only caused great inconvenience to her daily life, but even basically indicated that she would no longer be able to engage in table tennis.
The doctor told her that her injury was extremely serious, and it was very likely that she would no longer be able to enjoy the fun of table tennis in the future, and even ordinary daily activities would require extra caution.
This is undoubtedly a ruthless sentence for the 18-year-old Wang Yuegu's athletic career. Just when she was full of ambition and ready to fight for the honor of her motherland, she suffered such a heavy blow.
In the face of the doctor's diagnosis, Wang Yuegu's heart was full of unwillingness, and under the patient guidance of her teammates and coaches, she finally bid farewell to the national team with tears and began to welcome a new chapter in her life.
Despite such a major setback, Wang Yuegu never gave up his love for table tennis. During the days of recuperation, she continued to work hard to recover her body until her ankle miraculously returned to its best condition.
However, at this time, the national team has emerged such as Wang Nan, Zhang Yining and other new generation leaders, Wang Yuegu's physical condition is difficult to adapt to high-intensity training.
Even in the face of such a heavy blow, Wang Yuegu still did not give up his love for table tennis. After her ankle healed, her future is still full of expectations, but at this time, the national team has emerged rookies such as Wang Nan and Zhang Yining, and Wang Yuegu's physical condition is difficult to adapt to high-intensity training.
However, Wang Yuegu's mentor Cai Zhenhua has not forgotten this former genius girl. At that time, China was actively promoting the "Wolf Breeding Program" to encourage outstanding athletes to go abroad and conduct in-depth exchanges and competitions with athletes from all over the world.
Under the strong recommendation of Cai Zhenhua, in 2001, 22-year-old Wang Yuegu was sent to Japan to participate in international exchange competitions.
Wang Yuegu, a newcomer, shocked the audience by showing an unrivaled level of competition in the Japanese Table Tennis League! She even successfully defeated the king of the Japanese table tennis world, He Zhili.
The Japan Table Tennis Association, which has a deep understanding of her extraordinary strength, began to eagerly invite Wang Yuegu to join the Japanese nationality, expecting her to represent Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, however, Wang Yuegu resolutely rejected their request, making it clear that as a Chinese, she could not make such a decision.
After spending four springs, summers, autumns and winters in Japan, Wang's reputation gradually spread locally. In June 2005, she made her international debut as a Singaporean athlete and was runner-up in the women's doubles competition.
The following year's Japan Open was a major milestone in her career, as she overcame her fierce rival Guo Yan to win the title, a victory that captured the world's attention and made Wang Yuegu officially ranked in the top 10 of the Women's Singles World Rankings.
Since then, Wang Yuegu has made steady progress, and has achieved remarkable results at the 2008 Brazil Open, the World Table Tennis Championships and the Olympic Games held in Guangzhou and Beijing.
It is worth mentioning that the Singapore women's table tennis lineup at that time was star-studded, in addition to Wang Yuegu, there were many well-known players from Chinese women's table tennis such as Li Jiawei and Feng Tianwei Under the leadership of this strong team, Singapore women's table tennis began to emerge on the international stage.
At the 2010 World Table Tennis Championships in Moscow, the 30-year-old Wang Yuegu finally realized his long-cherished wish. She led the Singapore women's table tennis team to the final again, and the opponent was the extremely powerful Chinese team.
In the individual singles competition, Wang Yuegu faced China's number one player Liu Shiwen, with rich practical experience, and finally defeated the opponent with a score of 3-1 Immediately after, her teammate Feng Tianwei also defeated Liu Shiwen, and finally the Singapore women's table tennis upset defeated the Chinese women's table tennis and won the world championship.
There is no doubt that this was a glorious moment in Wang Yuegu's career. From shining on the domestic stage at the age of 17, to the verge of retirement due to injury at the age of 18, and finally regaining glory and realizing her dream of winning the championship in a foreign country, her life journey can be called a bloody legend.
Although Ms. Wang Yuegu did not win the world championship honor for the Chinese national table tennis team, her successful victory over mainland players as a member of the "Overseas Legion" undoubtedly played a vital role in promoting Chinese table tennis to the world!
For the next two consecutive years, Ms. Ong Yuegu, who has reached the age of 32, was invited to represent Singapore at the Olympic Games again, and fought hard with her team members to win the bronze medal in the women's team event.
However, in the individual competition, she unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals.
After that tournament, Ms. Wang Yuegu felt physically and mentally exhausted, so she decided to officially say goodbye to the table tennis arena.
After retiring, Ms. Wang Yuegu encountered changes in her married life, but she never stagnation because of this, but chose to forge ahead more firmly and pursue higher goals.
Perhaps, it is this never-say-die tenacity that has allowed her to temper and improve in her years of table tennis career. No matter what difficulties and obstacles she encountered, she was always able to quickly adjust her mentality, regain her strength, and bravely meet the new challenges in life.
In 2013, it was another important milestone in Ms. Wang's life, she tied the knot with Li Haowei, a young Taiwanese man who was two years younger than herself, and entered the palace of marriage.
Together, the two of them have created a table tennis gym in Singapore dedicated to nurturing local youth table tennis enthusiasts.
At that time, Ms. Wang Yuegu was pregnant, and she was suffering unimaginably pain, but she still tried to control her emotions and ensure that the healthy development of the fetus in her womb would not be affected.
It wasn't until the moment the child fell to the ground that Ms. Wang Yuegu finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to confess everything to her husband. She enumerated the various misdeeds between the two in detail and provided conclusive evidence in front of Li Haowei.
Faced with such ironclad evidence, Li Haowei had to admit his betrayal and paid the painful price of divorce. After the divorce, Ms. Wang Yuegu returned to her home country with her children, who showed excellent athletic talent.
Therefore, Ms. Wang Yuegu did not hesitate to send him to the table tennis training class of Beijing Junior Sports School, so that he could receive a high-level training environment from an early age.
Perhaps, Ms. Wang's dream of becoming an Olympic champion will come true in her son. After the blow of the breakdown of her marriage, she quickly adjusted her mindset and picked herself up again.
This is undoubtedly due to the firm and strong heart she has shaped in major table tennis tournaments over the years, no matter how difficult and dangerous she faces, she has always been fearless and courageous!
On March 17, 2023, the 43-year-old legendary woman, Wang Yuegu, signed a far-reaching agreement with Yuzhong District Sports School in the picturesque mountain city of Chongqing.
On the basis of this new starting point, Wang Yuegu Chongqing Sports Development Co., Ltd., which was fully invested and founded by her and attracted much attention, shouldered the major mission of the "National Football Yaoyu Middle School" project.
Since then, she has devoted herself to the noble cause of nurturing young table tennis players.
Although Wang Yuegu failed to win the World Series as a member of the Chinese national team, she defeated the Chinese team as an "overseas legion" and won the world championship.
This is undoubtedly an amazing feat, and it is also a remarkable achievement of China to promote table tennis on a global scale and promote the improvement of table tennis in countries around the world.
We are convinced that there will be more and more Chinese table tennis players who are active in the table tennis arena in various capacities. At this moment, competitive sports have transcended national and geographical boundaries, leaving only their spirit of life that dares to challenge themselves and never give up.
For the 43-year-old Wang Yuegu, this is undoubtedly another new beginning. She was once a young athlete with an incredibly illustrious past and a promising future.
However, the trick of fate caused her to suffer serious injuries during her athletic career and fall into a low point in her life. However, she never gave up on her dreams, and with her perseverance, she created miracles in a foreign land and successfully achieved her dream of becoming a champion.
Wang Yuegu in life has also experienced countless setbacks and hardships. After experiencing the crushing blow of her marriage, she quickly adjusted her mindset and got back on her feet.
This is inseparable from the strong heart that she has honed over the years in the competition, and no matter what difficulties she faces, she is not afraid to move forward.
Now, she has chosen to return to her homeland and devote herself to the career of youth table tennis, and I believe that there will be more exciting stories waiting for us to discover this legend.